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Jalaa (autonym bàsàrə̀n dà jàlààbè̩) AKA Centúúm or Cen Tuum is an endangered language of northeastern Nigeria (Loojaa settlement
in Balanga Local Government Area, Bauchi State), of uncertain origins. It is nearly extinct; the ethnic group has come to
use the Bwilim dialect of Cham in daily life, and the few remaining speakers of Jalaa, all elderly, are much more fluent in
Cham than in Jalaa. Traditionally, the Jalabe (as the ethnic group is called) are said to have come to Loojaa from an area
a few miles south within the Muri Mountains, where they had shared a settlement with Tso and Kwa clans. (The name of this
settlement, Cèntûm or Cùntûm, is used as a name for the language in some sources. ) Later, during the nineteenth century,
the Cham arrived in the area, fleeing attacks from the larger Waja to the north; the Cham intermarried with the Jalabe, and
the Jalabe began to adopt the Cham language. |
Names (more)[br] Kentumeg[en] Centúúm [eu] Jalaa hizkuntza [fr] Jalaa [ru] Джалаа [es] Idioma centúúm |
Language type : Living
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ISO 639 CodesISO 639-3 : cetLinked Data URIshttp://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/cethttp://dbpedia.org/resource/ISO_639:cet More URIs at sameas.org SourcesAuthority documentation for ISO 639 identifier: cetFreebase ISO 639-3 : cet GeoNames.org Country Information Publications Office of the European Union Metadata Registry : Countries and Languages |